05 August 2014 - Kratie Evictees Blocked from Delivering Petition

Kratie families who were evicted from their land marched 7 kilometers from Wat Samakki Raingsey in Steung Meanchey to Wat Botum Park in an attempt to deliver a petition to Prime Minister Hun Sen. Government forces disrespected their peaceful petition by blocking them with an unwarranted massive show of force. The petitioners waited for hours at Wat Botum Park until a government representative accepted their petition and told them to go home. Except they no longer have homes. It was another example of the rule of force replacing good governance.